Overview
- City officials confirmed Sunday that Josep Piera died at 78.
- The city declared three days of official mourning Monday, with flags at half-staff and all municipal events suspended.
- A public farewell will take place Tuesday at the Palau Ducal dels Borja from 6 to 8 p.m., with a condolence book for attendees.
- Leaders across parties offered tributes, with Mayor José Manuel Prieto calling him an exceptional writer and minister Diana Morant saying his voice endures.
- The Gandia-born poet and translator earned the 1991 Creu de Sant Jordi and the 2023 Premi d’Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, and his work bridged Mediterranean traditions through translations of Ibn Khafaja and Sandro Penna.